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Old 19-02-2007, 02:03 AM   #31
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Many of the modifications made by people cause the vehicle to behave in eraticly or dangerously in some situations.
Do you really want to be hurt or killed because some idiot ....... has so much power that he loses it in the wet and drives over the top of you?
sorry, I know it's going off topic, but...

"has so much power he loses it"?? Are you saying that cars that have a lot of power shouldn't be driven by anyone?
the guys on AFF that have cars with 250rwkw+ shouldn't drive them on the road as they have a lot of power and will lose it it the wet?
your arguement about illegal lowering etc is valid, but the the 'too much power' clearly isn't.
Thats entirely down to driver ability, respect for said power, and respect for the law.
a retard can kill himself in a 120Y just as easily as in a VL-T, XR6T, 300HP Xseries etc etc etc...
sorry if that doesn't sound right, I'm suffering from lack of sleep lol...
back to the topic now
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Old 19-02-2007, 10:11 AM   #32
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I hope the cops all PARKED legally and drove correctly and used their indicators at the right time etc. I am sure they all did.
Unfortuanately ANY car can be defected if the cop feels like it. Then it is the owner's responsibility to have the defect cleared, not the cop's responsibility to PROVE anything like the car is too loud etc. There is NO onus on the police AT ALL, just that they "thought it may have been defective". Have you heard the one about the cop who looked under the bonnet of my car and asked it it was a 6 or and 8???
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Old 19-02-2007, 11:00 AM   #33
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haha ,

I recentlty completed the Victorian Occupational Occupational Health and Safety Representitives Course , which gives you Some Cool powers

In One Section of the Law we Uphold is , Failure to Maintain and Uphold Plant & Vehicles Intended for work.

I Can issue 4 Points ($104) a Point if anything with their equipment is faulty , But , asyet , i havent the Guts to do it , until a police officer pulss me over and gives me the irrits
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Old 19-02-2007, 11:20 AM   #34
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This really makes you think twice about any future shows. I have thought about one in the northen suburbs , already have MAJOR sponsor ,but now it could be a no go.
We used to have a regular 'friendly' get together at the Bundoora Hotel. This monthly meet went on for many years and was often attended by the local boys in blue. Than the not so desirable youngsters started to wonder in and pretty soon it was hoon city as they came and went in clouds of tyre smoke until finally the cops shut it down. Seems the same thing is happening everywhere. Those that spend the big dollars and countless hours on their rides are now clearly out numbered by the morons in their V8 commos and cheap grey import rice burners. I’m pretty sure the cops have now ‘run out of patience’ and I for one have no sympathy for those who get busted, your car is either legal or it isn’t. There is nothing new about cops lining the streets doing roadies’ its been going on for as long as there have been ADR’s in force.
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